What makes education in communication transformative?

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-162

  Back, Anthony L ^a,e   Arnold, Robert M ^b   Baile, Walter F ^c   Tulsky, James A ^d   Fryer Edwards, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; ETHICS; HUMANISM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; TEACHING;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANISM; HUMANS; TEACHING;

EID: 67651155974     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902854863     Document Type: Short Survey

References (9)

1. Robinson K, Sutton S, von Gunten CF, et al. Assessment of the Education for Physicians on End-of-Life Care (EPEC) Project. J Palliat Med. 2004;7:637-645.
2. Sullivan AM, Lakoma MD, Billings JA, et al. Creating enduring change: demonstrating the long-term impact of a faculty development program in palliative care. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:907-914. (These examples were not meant to be an exhaustive list but represent work by other educators we know and respect.)
3. Back AL, Arnold RM, Tulsky JA, et al. Teaching communication skills to medical oncology fellows. J Clin Oncol. 2003;21:2433-2436.
4. Back AL, Arnold RM, Baile WF, et al. Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:453-460.
5. Francis LK: Learning to listen: a fellow's experience. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24:3209-3210.
6. Back AL, Arnold RM, Baile WF, et al. Faculty development to change the paradigm of communication skills teaching in oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27(7): 1137-1141. Epub 2009 Jan 6.
7. Back A: Patient-physician communication in oncology: what does the evidence show? Oncology (Williston Park). 2006;20:67-74, 77-78, 83.
8. Back AL, Arnold RM, Tulsky JA. Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients: Balancing Hope with Honesty and Empathy. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press; 2009.
9. Fryer-Edwards K, Arnold RM, Baile W, et al. Reflective teaching practices: an approach to teaching communication skills in a small-group setting. Acad Med. 2006; 81(7): 638-644.